Re: How to limit it ?
On Mon, Nov 15, 1999 at 06:25:07PM +0100, Grzegorz Pawel Szostak wrote:
> My next problem is how to hide other lines in /etc/passwd file and
> /etc/group ... One user should see only his own line.
> Any ideas ?
>
> G.
Have you considered using a NIS implementaion? Setting up a central LDAP server to authenticate your users and services is not too difficult with the pam_ldap and nss_ldap modules. With a properly setup server, you can set up your user records such that a user can only see their own, and you can then (mostly) dispense with the passwd/shadow files. (you still have accounts you want to be machine-local only though.)
This gives you the added advantage of having a mobile user database that you can use between multiple machines. Great for ISPs.
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